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Rolling the Handle on HS 180's (or other tricks where you land switch)- w/Travis Moye

Rolling the handle on Heelside 180s
For all of ya'll who have ever tried or done any heelside 180s, or any heelside spin or invert to fakie, you well know that landing on your heels is a common problem.

A simple way to remedy this is simply be rolling the handle over at the finish of the trick. Instead of landing with the handle flat (palm facing the water), simply roll the handle over to where your knuckles are facing the water. This naturally pushes your right shoulder down (regular foot) and over your toes.

Once you've done it a few times you can make it less and less pronounced and will just naturally be landing over your board and leaning on the line. And remember this works on anything heelside where you are landing fakie (heelside 5, roll to revert, front to fakie, etc.)

Travis Moye-
Travis has been coaching wakeboarding with world champion Darin Shapiro for more than 7 years at Ride The Spot in Orlando, Florida. Travis is also the head driver for the Pro Tour, Vans Triple Crown, X-Games, & Gravity Games. For more info on Ride The Spot check out their website at ridethepot.com